Tyranny is relentless. That is exactly why the 2nd Amendment was written and has been vigorously defended – and attacked. Somewhat off topic here but relevant to our survival as, or return to, a free nation. via Reuters

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Delegations from around the world failed on Friday to agree a landmark U.N. arms-trade treaty to regulate the more than $60 billion industry, opting for further talks and a possible U.N. General Assembly vote by the end of the year, diplomats said.

More than 170 countries have spent the past month in New York negotiating a treaty, which needed to be adopted by consensus, so any one country effectively could have vetoed a deal. Instead, no decision was taken on a draft treaty.

But this leaves the door open for further talks and a draft arms-trade treaty could be brought to the 193-nation U.N. General Assembly and adopted with a two-thirds majority vote. Diplomats said there could be a vote by the end of the year.

“Moving forward, President Obama must show the political courage required to make a strong treaty that contains strong rules on human rights a reality,” said Scott Stedjan, a senior policy advisor at Oxfam America, which fights poverty and other injustices.

Who is Oxfam? Some investigative journalism is needed. Separately, separatist Muslims wreak havoc wherever they go.

The negotiations on the treaty in New York were delayed for the first week by a dispute over Palestinian participation, which was eventually resolved by allowing the delegation to sit at the front of the negotiating hall but without the right to participate as states with voting rights.

And in case there was any doubt that Obama is vehemently anti-gun:

One of the reasons this month’s negotiations are taking place is that the United States, the world’s biggest arms trader accounting for over 40 percent of global conventional arms transfers, reversed U.S. policy on the issue after Barack Obama became president and decided in 2009 to support a treaty.

Be sure if Obama is re-selected and doesn’t have to worry about domestic opinion polls, he will aggressively sell his soul and our rights to get this treaty signed.

Democratic senators have offered an amendment to the cybersecurity bill that would limit the purchase of high capacity gun magazines for some consumers.

Shortly after the Cybersecurity Act gained Senate approval to proceed to filing proposed amendments and a vote next week, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), a sponsor of the gun control amendment, came to the floor to defend the idea of implementing some “reasonable” gun control measures.

8 thoughts on “UN gun control vote delayed but Democrats sneak ban on 10+ round mags in US cyber bill”

I AGREE 100% with John Daniels, on July 28, 2012 at 1:29 PM said:
They always sneak things in. All bills voted on should only pertain to one item.

AND

” Contact Your Elected Officials IMMEDIATELY to oppose this amendment and the entire bill and express your disgust at how it was slipped into an unrelated bill.
This site has action items for citizens to support – Gun Owners of America.”

By the time that this takes place there won’t be a high capacity magazine to be had anywhere. They with this bill will cause such a run on magazines they will be back ordered for months. The govt is the best salesman for te firearms industry ever!

~Excerpt~….The Constitution is the “supreme Law of the Land.” It is controlling as to all officials of the three Branches of the Federal government–Executive, Legislative and Judicial–with regard to all of their pronouncements, actions, decisions, agreements and legislative Acts. Each of them is sworn, by oath of office, to support the Constitution only. To be valid, any treaty must be strictly in conformity to–free from any conflict with–the Constitution. A treaty is like a Federal law in this respect.
Check out the blog below….so you can click on the article VI section (2b) if you can’t on here! Read what it says about treaties…..http://dancingczars.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/lawmakers-join-general-in-declaring-u-n-gun-ban-pact-a-threat-to-freedom/